She wasn't the only one. People all over Central Illinois sported racing shirts in honor of the victims.

"You can't be there, you can't help carry victims to safety, you can't rescue anybody from a bomb. It's really just a way of me saying, 'I'm thinking about you,'" Kaler said.

Shan Nanji is a Champaign CEO.

"I was watching the news yesterday, I'm a news junkie and I realized something needed to be done," Nanji said.

His business is online, so he decided to team up with his web developers. In 24 hours they created a website to collect donations. All money raised will help cover victim's medical expenses.

"Anybody in America, they see it and what can they do to help. This was just what came to mind to me. I took classes in Boston. It hit home with me. I wanted to do what I could to try and help," Nanji said.

Whether it was wearing a t-shirt, donating or just praying...

"For today, you just wanted to do something to say I'm thinking of you," Kaler said.